SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND LIFE STYLE RELATED CHARACTERISTICS OF TANNERY WORKERS OF HAZARIBAGH, DHAKA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

The socio-economic condition and life style related characteristics of tannery workers who have been working in the tannery area of Hazaribagh. A cross-sectional study from 1st May  to 30th August of 2013 of 167 tannery workers who had been employed for ≥ 2 years at leather tanneries of Hazaribagh,-Dhaka, was taken (from 10 different tanneries). Face to face interviews were performed using a   semi-structured pre-tested questionnaire. Most of the respondents were male 96.4% (of 167) with mean age of 28.75±7.285 years. 53.3% had secondary education, 43.1% had primary education, 2.4% were illiterate and 1.2% were graduate. About 44.3% of the respondents had BDT 7000-11000 of monthly income and 11.4% had BDT 2000-6000. Almost 34% of the respondents lived in Slum area. About 79% of the respondents were smoker and they were smoking for more than 5 years (57.6% of 132).This study measures the predominant factors relating socio-economic conditions and life style of tannery workers.